Friday's Last Word: DreamHost CEO Simon Anderson

Friday's Last Word: DreamHost CEO Simon Anderson

DreamHost CEO Simon Anderson joined the company in 2011, bringing years of experience of managing teams across most major business functions, including marketing, sales, product, operations and engineering, to the cloud computing services provider, as well as leadership skills from working with startups. What does Anderson like to do when he's not in his office? We'll reveal the answers.

1. Last Concert Attended

ANDERSON: Taylor Swift! I took my 7 year old daughter and two of her friends to the sold out concert at Staples Center in Los Angeles, and she rocked the house. Some people critique her music, but I think she's got a way with words!

TALKIN CLOUD's SPIN: Her lyrics can be rather catchy, and she's just at the beginning.

2. Last Movie Watched

ANDERSON: Despicable Me 2, with you know who (again). Gru is one of the best evil-turned-reluctant-goodguy characters in animated 3D. And if you read the end credits, it was originally a French story, so I got in a foreign film too.

3. Last Channel Conference Attended

ANDERSON: DreamCon. Our first ever DreamHost user conference complete with a visit by LA Mayor Eric Garcetti, presentations by WordPress creator Matt Mullenweg and talented DreamHost team members, and a night-time flouro ping-pong free play event at the Standard Hotel across the road.

TALKIN CLOUD's SPIN: Be sure to keep the Nine Lives Media team informed of your next conference.

5. Last Book Read

ANDERSON: "The Emerald Mile," an epic non-fiction account of the fastest "dory" boat crew that paddled the Grand Canyon in high water, at night to start, and broke the record. The book is a sweeping narrative of the 277 mile canyon and those who tried to tame it (conservationists and dam builders alike), from Spanish explorers, to Major Powell, to the modern day. Intense read.

6. Last Gadget Purchased

ANDERSON: A boring Verizon MiFi Personal Hotspot, attempting to get better bandwidth than my tethered phone while on the road - mostly unsuccessfully. Some of my team at DreamHost have Pebble programmable watches, so that's next.

TALKIN CLOUD's SPIN: There's no such thing as a "boring gadget" -- okay, maybe that was a lie.

8. Last Vacation Trip

ANDERSON: San Diego for 3 days, when my parents were visiting from Australia. You can't beat the sun, beach, restaurants and access to museums on the water (Maritime Museum) and in Balboa Park. What a great, livable city!

Note: Friday's Last Word is open to cloud-centric CEOs willing to step outside of the office and grab a drink or two with us. Click on each photo and check out the caption further above-right. Do you want to be featured in Friday's Last Word? Don't be shy. Send an email to Talkin' Cloud Associate Editor CJ Arlotta at cj.arlotta"at"penton.com.

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